Rare cause of acute postoperative endophthalmitis: Gemella morbillorum

Gemella morbillorum Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum is a rare disease. In this report 67-year-old male patient with G. morbillorum endocarditis was presented. The patient was hospitalized as he had a fever of unknown origin and in the two of the three sets of blood cultures taken at the first day of hospitalization G. morbillorum was identified. The transthoracic echogram revealed 14 × 10 mm v...

Gemella morbillorum endocarditis.

A case of Gemella morbillorum (G.morbillorum) endocarditis of the mitral valve in a patient with previously normal heart valves is reported. The presentation was subacute, and the infection was complicated by perforation of the posterior mitral leaflet that necessitated valve repair. Gemella morbillorum infections are uncommon, and endocarditis is the most common presentation. G.morbillorum end...

Cutaneous and systemic infection by Gemella morbillorum.

A previously healthy 24-year-old man, a builder, was admitted to our dermatology department for suspected erysipelas. He was an active ®sherman and 5 days before, had repeatedly wounded the ®ngers of his left hand with a ®shing-hook while he was on the river. In the evening of the same day, he developed a strong pain in his left arm, followed a few days later by an increasing cutaneous in ̄ammat...

Endocarditis due to Gemella morbillorum

A 37-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug abuse presented with a 1-month history of a fever, chills and fatigue. The presence of a systolic ejection murmur was observed at the apex on a cardiac examination. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a vegetation measuring 12 mm × 10 mm on the aortic valve. Multiple blood cultures turned positive; Gram staining revealed what appeared t...

A case of Gemella morbillorum endocarditis.